Bill Cosby Nightmare — Prosecutors Want 19 Accusers In New Sexual Assault Trial

Bill Cosby is panicking over his sexual assault retrial in Pennsylvania — as prosecutors get ready to hammer the disgraced comic with 19 women ready to say that he sexually assaulted them!

The bombshell request was made by prosecutors on Jan. 18 — preparing for Cosby's new trial after a hung jury in 2017 let him beat charges of having raped Temple University employee Andrea Constand. In the original trial, only one of Cosby's multiple accusers was allowed to take the stand. But insiders believe that could change in the wake of new Hollywood sex scandals!

“So much has changed since Bill’s first trial in July!” said the insider. “Harvey Weinstein was brought down. Matt Lauer was fired from 'Today,' and politicians are dropping like flies...Bill’s scared that in this new atmosphere, a jury is going to hang him out to dry this time around.”

The Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office seems confident, too, telling a judge in a court filing: “This evidence is relevant to establish that an individual who, over the course of decades, intentionally intoxicated women in a signature fashion and then sexually assaulted them while they were incapacitated, could not have been mistaken about whether or not Ms. Constand was conscious enough to consent to the sexual contact.”

In the original trial, Judge Steven T. O'Neill only allowed Kelly Johnson to testify about Cosby's sick history as a sexual predator. The former assistant at the William Morris talent agency told the court about Cosby (here with his wife Camille) giving her a "big white pill" that left her helpless — adding: "He put lotion in my hand, and put his penis in my hand!"

Insiders report that confident prosecutors have also stonewalled Cosby's hopes for a plea deal that would require him to only serve probation. But, added the source, the disgraced comic is still “begging his lawyers to make that happen!”